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Newspaper
Bunbury Herald
Location
Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Dec 13, 1916
Page
1
Commission agents announce readiness for the new fruit season with large yield expected. They urge careful packing of soft fruit and note strong demand for poultry and eggs while urging growers to consign daily to meet city Fremantle and country buyers.
Bran and Woodlands Supplies report very short stock with brisk enquiries as fresh tag samples reach shops. Prices range from £1 to £7, with demand easing shortages and pushing buyers to secure available stock.
List of mail times and routes to towns around Perth with daily and Monday only postings. Includes pickup times for Argyle Balingup Benger Barekup Boyanup Bridgetown Busselton Capel Callie Cookernup Dardanup Donnybrook East Kirrup Greenbushes Hester Kirrup Ludlow Mornington Mills Mullalyup Narrogin Harvey Newlands Picton Pinjarrah Roelands Waroona Waterloo Wellington Mills Williams Wonnerup Yarloop Brunswick Harvey Australind Glen Iris Parkfield Hampden and notes on Perth midnight bag posting and loose bags on trains. Also mentions Binder twine oils and tea rooms.
Dalgety and Company report 518 cattle at Copleys Siding arriving by boat with dull demand and no sales at Midland Junction this week. About 16001 sheep and 2300 lambs were offered with mutton prices easing from last week while yarding was heavier and many were in wasted condition. Pigs show varied yarding and price ranges across categories including heavy baconers and slips.
Dalgety & Company report 518 cattle yarded at Copleys Siding with prices from £10 10s to £20 7s 6d for bullocks and £11 to £14 2s 6d for cows. Midland Junction yarded 1615 sheep 2304 lambs and 273 pigs with firmer markets for prime lamb and wheat, oats and straw quotes updated.
A catalog of canned and dried foods along with wines and spirits. List includes Vanilla Cream Custard Powder 1 lb tins at 1s 2d per lb, assorted jellies, Blanc Mange powders, Eiffel Tower pudding mixes, various pastes, and a wide range of McCracken's A.K. Ale to Guinness and port wines. Prices per bottle or gallon given. Also notes guarantee under Pure Foods Act.
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